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Greedy fuel station owner

2006 Reader Submission
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22-Jan-2005, Rypin, Poland In Poland gas for tourist stove has got lower taxation than the same gas used as fuel for cars. So owners of fuel stations often buy balloons for tourist stoves and pump propane-butane gas from it to fuel station tanks to increase profits. One of such greedy owners was catch by police (neighbors inform them as they were afraid of explosion). The owner was sentenced to pay fine. But he still intended to make money on gas. This 22 years-old idiot decided to pump gas in the night. But temperature in Poland in January reaches –10 Centigrade so to increase pump rate started to warm up balloons and thereupon increase gas pressure. Of course he used open fire. You know the result. Fortunately he is the only victim despite of the vicinity of neighbors houses to his depot.

This message in Polish You can confirm on this page: http://wiadomosci.onet.pl/1229721,11,1,0,120,686,item.html

Submitted on 01/14/2006

Submitted by: Jaroslaw Galkiewicz
Reference: PAP, MD /11:31

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James said:
Neutral: Other
While I certainly appreciate your sending us an English write-up,I confess I'm not quite sure what's going on here. Maybe my fellow mods can make sense of this. It might have potential, but I can't tell! Thanks for submitting!


Jack said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
I couldn't find an online translation site from Polish to English, but if you substitute "bottles" for "balloons," it sounds as if the young man tried to heat up a bottle of propane/butane gas and the pressure valve popped. Instant Fuel Air Explosion (since he was using a open flame)I As we don't know if he died, it's only worth an HM. Keep us posted, Jaroslaw. If he dies, it's upgraded to a DA. And thanks!


Greg said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Sounds like he dies to me ... ? Can't quite tell. But I see what happened. :-)


Charles said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Heating fuel bottles over an open flame? Yes, this is definitely stupid. Sounds like Jack's translation is probably closest...


Tracy said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
If Jack's translation is good - I'll go with this one. But more info would be good


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